Over the past weeks and months Bolivians have been protesting against their government. The protests have been intense, but largely peaceful. It has been mainly students, farmers, working people and indigenous people railing against the governments (Audio Podcast Available) Unfortunately, I do see these protests as something of a harbinger of things to come. There …
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Iranian Women make themselves heard
There have been a number of protests lately in Iran. RegimeChangeIran.com and the Washington Post have reports of the outbreaks of violence in Iran after Iran won a World Cup soccer match against Bahrain that guaranteed them a spot at the upcoming 2006 World Cup. It looks as though the win was yet another excuse …
17,070 days to go (or less)
That’s how long we have before the oil spigot runs dry on our current reserves. That’s 46 years… 2051. I will be 73. My child will be in the prime of her life… 47. This is based on numbers in this factbook which compiled estimates from a number of different studies conducted by various groups …